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Excerpt from History of Centre Presbyterian Church: New Park, Pa;, 1780-1903 The preparation of this history has been a labor of love. If the author had not had a love for the kind of work therein involved it is not likely it would have been written. By reason of the fact that Centre Church at one time and another of its existence has been connected with the Presbyteries of New Castle, Baltimore, Carlisle, Donegal and Westminster the collection of materials was no easy matter. Journeys to Elkton, Md., Baltimore, Md., Harrisburg and Philadelphia, Pa., were necessary, and many tedious hours were spent poring over musty Presbyterial and Synodical Records. Much correspondence with descendants of former pastors, officials in colleges, and those who had known Centre in early days was had. For much valuable information in the publication of this history the writer is indebted to Henry Marsteller, Duncan Brown, Miss Jemina Bosley, Mrs. Mary Frances Strawbridge and Mrs. Mary Slade of Centre congregation, and Rev. John Pym Carter and Rev. Andrew B.Cross of Baltimore, all of whom have been called to their reward. Some of the data was not to be had from any one living but was obtained from the cold marble that marks the resting place of the dead. The manuscript was originally prepared in the year 1890 and the history so far as then written was read to the Centre congregation on the sixth and thirteenth of June of that year, the former date being the eleventh anniversary of the acceptance of the call by the then pastor. If this history shall serve to put in permanent form the record of that which should not be forgotten, and if its perusal by the congregation of my first love, and others interested, shall be a pleasure I shall feel amply repaid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.